Regulations

Employers will not have to auto-enrol employees in certain circumstances because of changes to government legislation.

Auto-enrolment costs could stall the growth of small and micro businesses, according to a survey commissioned by Enrolsme.

New rules regarding shared parental leave have come into effect, allowing parents and adopters more flexibility in how they care for their child during its first year of life.

Small businesses do not trust the Prompt Payment Code to effectively tackle the UK's poor payment culture, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses.

Working out the employment status of workers should be made easier for businesses, according to a report from the Office of Tax Simplification.

The national minimum wage should be increased by 3% in October 2015, according to the Low Pay Commission.

Business groups will be given new powers to tackle unfair payment practices under measures announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Changing employment regulation will have little effect on the UK labour market, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and The Work Foundation.

The majority of small and micro-employers have not set up a workplace pension scheme ahead of their auto-enrolment staging dates, according to research by the National Employment Savings Trust.

The Start Up Loan Company has approved 25,000 business loans, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced.